Laïla Diallo

THE WAYSIDE & BETWEEN THE SHINGLE AND THE DUNE

• Venue: Project Arts Centre – Cube
• Dates: Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 May
• Nationality: Canada & UK
• Time: 7.00pm
• Duration: 40 mins (no interval)
• Tickets: €16 (Full Price) / €13 (Concession) / €12 (Early Bird)

"...heartfelt and nuanced. Even a gesture as simple as tying her shoes or pulling on a overcoat becomes loaded with poignancy, and the final fade into darkness has a tragic wistfulness." Gareth K. Vile, The Skinny, on The Wayside

The evening brings together two works by a new voice from the UK. Both of these works continue Diallo’s aspiration to find emotional resonance in movement and attempt to capture something of the fleeting and fragile qualities of human life.

The Wayside, a solo for Diallo, explores a physicality of fragility and resilience, inspired by the theme of departure. Between the Shingle and the Dune, a duet for Theo Clinkard and Diallo, evokes narratives of togetherness and shifting landscapes of distance and nearness. Created in 2005, this work was recently revived at the invitation of ROH2 at the Royal Opera House.

For many years a dancer with Wayne McGregor’s Random Dance Company, Laïla Diallo is currently associate artist of ROH2 at the Royal Opera House and Woking Dance Festival. Her choreography has toured throughout the UK and internationally. She was awarded a Rayne Fellowship for Choreographers in 2006.

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The Wayside: Choreography and performance: Laïla Diallo
Between the Shingle and the Dune: Choreography: Laïla Diallo in collaboration with Theo Clinkard Performers: Theo Clinkard and Laïla Diallo